Masseteric nerve for gracilis muscle re-innervation in unilateral facial palsy: Impact on quality of life

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1051-1057

  Bianchi, B ^a   Ferri, A ^a   Poddi, V ^a   Bergonzani, M ^a   Pedrazzi, G ^b   Ferrari, S ^a   Sesenna, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facial animation; Facial palsy; Gracilis transplant; Masseteric nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACIAL DISABILITY INDEX; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASSETERIC NERVE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNILATERAL FACIAL PALSY; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85019055111     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: 18784119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.03.021     Document Type: Article

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